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Entered according to an Act of Congress in the year 1836, by Thomas 
Jefferson Cade, in the Clerk's office of the Eastern District of Pennsyl- 



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PREFACE. 

Such is the crisis, and high political excitement of the 
times, that this speech is submitted for publication almost 
without comment or preface. And being inspired with 
a sense of duty I owe the people, notwithstanding the 
sacrifice to consent to have it published. And I am 
conscious that it would be an act of gross injustice to with- 
hold it from the public good. Being well aware, that 
there is nothing contained within its pages derogatory 
to the cause of Christianity, but on the contrary it is 
just what its title page declares it to be ^'The King's 
Speech on the Presidential Contest, to the People of the 
United States." — *^The expenses of etching and pub- 
lisihing will be inconsiderable, and the people shall have 
it as reasonable as possible. I shall now trust to the 
munificence and unprecedented benevolence of the peo- 
ple whose patronage is most gratefully and respectfully 
inscribed by the author. 



THE KIXG'S SPEECH. 




Fear and tremble! Bow before the Lord! Before the 
presence of the Mighty God of Jacob the Great Jeho- 
vah, our Saviour and our God!!! 

Know ye this day, that Israel is saved, and that Je- 
rusalem is built up! The City of the living God the 
Great Jehovah!!! The City of our Great King!!! 

For great is the glory of the Lord! And great is the 
Salvation of our God! Look up and see the Salvaton 
of the Lord!!! For great is the glory of the Lord! And 
great is the Salvation of our God, the Lord God of 
Hosts!!! Honour! To whom honour! And tribute, to 
whom tribute is due!!! 

Therefore, friends and fellow citizens, render unto 
Caesar the things which are Caesar's, And unto God! 
the things that are God's!!! 

To THE People of the United States: — 
Behold! the Mighty Thunderer Cometh!!! 
Friends and Fellow Citizens, 

It is to you, to whom I look to, and it is to you to whom 
I address, for council and instruction as the peace esta- 
blishment of this our great and happy nation!!! And 
it is to you, friends and fellow citizens, that I ask for 
counsel, for advice, and for your co-operation and sup- 
port in the promotion of civil and religious liberty, for 
providing in the protection of our common defence, 
from foreign and domestic aggression, as well as for 
your assent and support in advancing the man of your 
choice, to the high and exalted station, in the gift of 



the people, to the office of Chief Magistrate as Presi- 
dent of these United States of America. 

If you would inquire who I call friends and fellow 
citizens? I would answer, it is the agriculturist, the 
merchant, the mechanic, the artisan, the patriot, the 
sage, the philosopher, and the philanthropist? Yes! I 
answer it is those who have contributed so highly, and 
so freely, to the advancement of our free and enlighten- 
ed institutions, to the arts and sciences, agriculture, 
commerce and freedom, manufactories, internal im- 
provements, canals, railroads, as well as other great 
public works; and in the promotion of the public good, 
and for the glorious cause of liberty!!! 

I presume it is unnecessary to go to the trouble of 
criticising word for word, and that this should suffice, 
we must have a beginning somewhere, is so much to the 
point, and as the duty and labour however painful, 
condescending or humiliating devolves upon some one, 
that will act, or upon myself, that I want nothing pub- 
lished but what is reasonable, and necessary for the 
public to know? And something must be said or done, to 
br ng the public mind to bear and enlist attention on 
this momentous and all-important subject? 

For in the beginning was the word, and the word 
was with God, the same was in the beginning with 
God, and the v^ord was God, and all things were made 
by him and v^'ithout him was not anything made that 
was made: in him was life: and the life was the light 
of men: and the light shineth in darkness, and the 
darkness comprehendeth it not. 

And moreover, in the beginning God created the 
heaven and the earth, and the earth was without form 
and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep: 
and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 
And God said let there be light: and there was light: 
and God saw the light that it was good: and God divid- 
ed the light from the darkness: and called the light 
day, and the darkness he called night. 



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And inasmuch as an editor cannot afford to print 
and work by faith and hope alone, as it is revealed in 
the Scriptures, but should be well remunerated, that I 
am prompted by a deep sense of duty to submit this 
exposition of the subject unto you, of my faith, hope, 
belief and practice, now before you, for your consulta- 
tion, consideration, wisdom, justice and judgment? 
Which now only requires the confirmation of public 
opinion on this point to insure success? 

Now therefore be it known unto you, that the Lord 
has been pleased to reveal unto me in a dream, in the 
depths and councils of eternity at various times and in 
divers places, and in the dark and silent watches of the 
night, and in the brightness, and effulgence of the me- 
ridian sun at noonday all in gold! whose words came 
unto me saying, that I, Thomas Jefferson Cade, am 
King of the United States!!! And also, that to day is 
the day of Judgment!!! Who is the God of Abraham, 
of Isaac and of Jacob, and who is God Almighty! and 
very God, of very God! And the all wise, all searching, 
and invisible Jehovah? Who is the same in Spirit and 
in substance as our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!!! 
And all we want now is, is a corresponding co-opera- 
tion and concurrence of action, activity and belief on 
the part of our friends and fellow citizens, to carry on 
the work, circulate information and insure success? 

Now therefore in all probability you will shortly be 
called upon to act, for according to the cause of human 
nature we are all fast hastening away from time into an 
awful and into a fearful eternity! And inasmuch as it 
is now the day of Judgment, and we have now come to 
the end of the world, that I now stand on the very 
brink and verge of eternity, to declare these awful 
tidings unto you! And how soon our probation in this 
life will expire with many of us, is unknown to us! 
And the events of the Providence of God, and the ex- 
piration of the term of the present Executive of the 
United States, that we shall soon be called upon, for 



our strong and united efforts to act in the choice and 
support of a man for that high and exalted station, as 
President of these United States? And how soon, 
friends and fellow citizens, the National Convention at 
Baltimore in privy council will be assembled to decide 
on this momentous and all absorbing question, is not for 
me to determine? No! But it is for you, friends and 
fellow citizens, to whom I confide? Yes? it is in you 
in whom I trust? And it is to you, that I make this 
awful appeal? Yes? Friends and fellow citizens? the 
gift is in you?, And as it were that I was in the presence 
of God! Is this call and this appeal made unto you! 
That in Him only can we confide, and in Him only can 
we trust! And in order that we should not be neither 
before nor behind hand, but in good and seasonable 
time, is apparent to every good and well regulated mind 
of man? And moreover, that we must have a great and 
mighty mover on this subject somewhere, is self-evident 
likewise? I am not insensible also, that a great many 
of you laboured hard in General Jackson's cause, and 
have no doubt to suppose but what you have all receiv- 
ed your merited reward? 

Therefore, as it is a great public trust? In the man 
who shall be our ruler, and preside for the general 
welfare, over the destinies of this, our great and happy 
nation? And who is at this present time, making such 
rapid and gigantic strides to wealth, to fame, to civiliza- 
tion, and to greatness? That in consideration of these all- 
important questions, which this call has prompted me 
to lay before you? That he should be a man in all 
points of view, qualified and selected by the voice of 
those free, happy, enlightened, and independent peo- 
ple of these United States? And he should be, more- 
over, the man who is taken up by the Convention un- 
solicited for? I would inquire then, who is your man? 
* None! None! None! 

None! No one to reply? 

I would answer then! Am I that man? Have I any 
such mark of love, of favour, or distinction in your 



hearts? Who now addresses you? I answer, then, 
such, and no other is ray pretensions and presumptions! 
And in no other light do I wish to be understood as 
such! And such only, do I now present myself before 
you, and before the public! And although I may not 
be your choice, yet I have the assurance to inform you, 
and flatter myself that I feel conscious of being compe- 
tent and qualified in every respect for that high and 
exalted station of Chief Magistrate of these United 
States, should that faith and confidence be reposed in 
me, by my friends and fellow-citizens! Therefore, to 
be, 01* not be, to live and not have a subsistence! Is now 
to be determined through the acts of benevolence, co- 
operation, concurrence and support of my friends and 
fellow citizens! If I am your choice, I shall have your 
assent, countenance, approbation, concurrence and sup- 
port! If on the contrary, I am not your man, I shall 
have to take upon myself, for this base piece of infatua- 
tion, shame, confusion efface, contempt, and utter con- 
demnation of public opinion! However, I can write 
my own name and takt the people's money; as well as 
discharge the duties of the ofiice, and that is as much 
as any body else would care about, you know! I am not 
on the other hand, insensible of my unworthiness in the 
sight of God, much less in the presence of my friends 
and fellow citizens, and that of myself I can eifect any 
good word, or work! Yet on the other hand, with your 
help and assistance, which has great bearing and influ- 
ence, I can do all things? If, therefore, friends and 
fellow citizens, it is your will to crown my wishes ul- 
timately with success in the gift of the office of Presi- 
dent of these United States! Then my only prayer to 
God will be, that I may be worthy to enjoy the honour, 
and discharge the duties and trust reposed in me, by 
my friends and fellow citizens! Therefore I forewarn 
you, as a sentinel on the watch walls of Zion, to be on 
your watch! And as fellow labourers in the vineyard of 
the Lord, I admonish you, to be on your guard! And 



with the fervency of the Holy Spirit I exhort you! Not 
only to act in this cause, but to work and believe in it 
likewise! For whatsoever the Spirit shall teach you to 
do, that same do, in very act and in very deed! Pro- 
vided always nevertheless, that nothing shall be said or 
done, or misconstrued to infringe on the decalogue of 
the usages and customs of modern church government 
throughout the United States- That you may all be 
guarded against the many evils of dissension, of con- 
vulsions, disruptions, and of bloodshed! Ofthelawsand 
discipline of modern church government throughout 
the United States! But that every man shall have the 
free use, privilege and protection of our laws to wor- 
ship Godaccording to the dictates of his own conscience, 
under his own vine, and under his own fig tree! And 
hence will you have the very doctrines of our Saviour 
realized unto you! That whosoever doeth his Father's 
will, the same are his mother, his sister, his brethren 
and his friends! Therefore, friends and fellow citizens 
be engaged! Be zealous! I exhort and admonish you! 
If it is the cause and work of the Lord! Why see well 
to it! If it is the interest, well being, happiness, peace, 
prosperity and tranquility of the Commonwealth at large, 
as well as your interests, and our nations' best interests! 
Why by all means in your power attend' to it! I 
would therefore exhort you to rise before or with the 
Sun! The King of day, whose radius, brightness, efful- 
gence and glory in the firmament, equals in lustre with 
our great Head, our prototype, our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ, who is our wisdom, our life, and our light, 
and the Redeemer of the World!!! 

And in regard to the United Bank, friends and fel- 
low citizens, it should have been most unquestionably, 
without the shadow of a doubt, rechartered, or re-esta- 
blished! But to return to the question in point! I shall 
not be careful to answer you in this matter; and if I am 
to be the umpire, who is to settle this great political 
strife, and this great political conflict? I shall strike it 

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dead! Boldly and fearlessly, and at its root, at the very 
first blow! And was I vested with all the power and 
authority of the President of the United States, my 
doctrines should ever be the same! That is, the great 
increase of our national prosperity, of internal improve- 
ments, canals, railroads, manufactories, as well as other 
great public works, as well as the enterprising spirit 
and industry of our citizens! And the great tide of fo- 
reign emigration to this country! That it will always 
warrant the necessity, as well as the great security of 
our lives, our persons, our property, and our real es- 
tate! For a National Bank of the United States! Not- 
withstanding, I am conscious and well aware, that com- 
mon justice is broke among mankind, and that the great 
prevalence of distrust, bankruptcy, want of faith and 
confidence, as well as public trust in one another! Has 
long since been violated and destroyed! And although 
a National Bank is a subject of too much prejudice, 
sectional interest, party jealousy, and speculation, yet, 
I shall strip and divest it of every thing opposed to our 
free and enlightened institutions, civil and religious li- 
berty, and a republican form of government! And shall 
place it on a basis of patriotic principles, that shall only 
conspire, to promote the people's interests, preserve 
their rights, liberties, happiness and prosperity! And 
the advancement of our country's best interests! And 
our country's cause! 

If there is any interest, or a source of Revenue aris- 
ing from the United States stock, vested in the National 
Bank! Or the revenue arising in the sale of public lands, 
vested in Bank stock! a bonus! Or chartered privileges! 
Surplus revenue! or otherwise! It should of right, and in 
justice, ought to go! To support the President of the 
United States! Liquidate and pay off his salary and ex- 
penses! In the first place, and in the second, to pay off 
and discharge the demands of the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the people! And in the third place 
it would relieve the people from the enormous and un- 



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just burthens of heavy duties on foreign goods and mer- 
chandise! And in the fourth place, from the enormous 
and unjust burthens of heavy taxation! The responsi- 
bility and security of the United Bank! The bank's ca- 
pital, its officers, organization, and all its chartered 
privileges, interests and immunities should all devolve 
upon the Senate and House of Representatives, the se- 
veral and respective States of the Union! As well as 
regulated and governed by Congress, the Constitution 
and our laws! And then, friends and fellow citizens, 
will you have re-established a National Bank! On the 
imperishable foundations, and fixed principles of equity, 
truth and justice, as impervious as adamant, marble, 
brass, or iron! And on the broad basis of a Banking 
House Exchange on all parts of the Union, as well as an 
Exchange on London, and on all nations! So that, friends 
and fellow citizens, you will be able to discover at once 
that all is wanted to effect this work, and make it a 
National Bank, is a change in the stockholders of the 
present Bank of the United States! Then! 'and then 
only, will you be able to ascertain whether you are 
ruled and governed by a momrch, a sovereign, a prince, 
a king, an emperor, or a plain republican President! 
For there can be no possibility of danger, not even the 
shadow of a doubt, of having unconstitutional laws, 
whenever the wisdom, policy and interests of our free 
and happy government shall see proper to enact and 
enforce them! And that such is the political excitement 
against rechartering of the United States Bank, that 
agriculture, commerce, and freedom, manufactories, 
internal improvements, alike exhausted and all expir- 
ing nature must wither and die for the want of patron- 
age, encouragement and support, from a few political 
aspirants and demagogues for office! However, friends 
and fellow citizens, you willl always find in me a firm- 
friend, advocate and supporter of the Declaration of 
Independence, the Constitution of the United States, 
and in favour of the re-establishment of the National 



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Bank of the United States, as well as happy and ready 
at all times to believe and co-operate in relieving the 
wants, distresses, tribulations, misfortunes, and neces- 
sities of my suffering friends and fellow citizens of the 
federal government, and the several States throughout 
the United States! Therefore, friends and fellow citi- 
zens, being under a deep conviction of a sense of duty 
that I owe to my friends, my fellow citizens, my coun- 
trymen, myself, my country, and my God! A common 
debt or obligation which is due from every man to his 
Maker, and from man to God, his friend and benefactor! 
that I cannot rest freely acquitted from a remorse of 
conscience of having done my duty, and in submitting 
this question to your consultation, wisdom, justice, and 
judgment! And I hope through the importance of the 
subject in which we are involved, and the duties incum- 
bent on us all, 1 trust, you will all take an active part 
and feel deeply interested! It is all very true, I will 
admit, friends and fellow citizens, that you have got 
no warlike achievements of my execution and valor to 
boast of to mingle with a political faction! No! friends 
and fellow citizens you cannot boast of me, as the peo- 
ple did in ancient times of Saul and King David! that 
Saul had slain his thousands, and David his tens of thou- 
sands, or that Washington had slain his thousands, and 
General Jackson his tens of thousands! No! you can only 
say of me, that I served my country in the late war with 
Great Britain! and say, as history and tradition says of 
JosephV dream, that the sun, moon, and stars, and all 
the sheves of Joseph's brethren, all bowed to Joseph's 
Sheaf! However, this much you can say, friends and 
fellow citizens that I have endured the hardships and 
fatigues of a campaign in the service of my country, as 
well as endanger my life and health from the inclemency 
of the seasons likewise! and loss of health from exposure 
in the service of my country is as important> and is as 
much to be taken into consideration,as loss of blood and 
treasure! However, not that I, want to excite any false 



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hopes, or apply any selfish adulations to myself! No' 
friends and fellow citizens, far from it, my object is to 
expose you avowedly and openly to conviction! and let 
you know, moreover, that it is not my wish to disappoint 
nor defeat the most sanguine anticipations of my friends 
and fellow citizens, and then I am done! 
^ And I would moreover, help you to consider that 
inasmuch as it is a great political question in which we 
are all interested, that we are not to move and act alone 
in this matter, but for your sons and your daughters, 
and for the scrutinizing eyes of future generations, as 
well as ages and millions of the human race yet unborn* 
Yes! friends and fellow citizens, I appeal to your jus- 
tice. Yes, I appeal to your magnanimity. Yes, I ap- 
peal to your judgment, and your consciences. Yes, and 
1 appeal to all the sacred ties of consanguinity, and of 
blood, human and divine, to awaken to a sense of your 
duty and danger. Yes, do not these utter volumes, 
trumpet- tongued for your counteraction, activity, union, 
belief, perseverance, co-operation, concurrence and 
support! awake, then! from this long sleep of lethar^v 
and from this long sleep of death! 

Still I am not satisfied with the present discharge of 
nny duty! and I would still warn you and admonish you 
again and again, to be on the alert, and on your guard' 
and inasmuch as you have got me to run for you, I want 
you to make the best use of our time. I was thirty- 
j )ur years of age on the 7th day of April, A. D. one 
I tnousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and in one year 
hence I shall be old enough to be put on nomination for 
• he office of President of the United States, and if I am 
be a candidate, it is my wish to be run as early as pos- 
^ble. But in the first place, consult public opinion, and 
•If quire what shall be our course, and order of proceed- 
mgs on the subject, and if I am nominated, to have this 
intelligence in such a train of communication that rily 
election shall go up alike unto Solomon's Temple, with- 
out the sound of a chisel or the noise of a hammer: and 
m the twinkling of an eye! 



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Therefore, friends and fellow citizens, in taking leave 
of you, and of this subject, and bidding you farewell 
forever, I have all things to hope for, and all things to 
trust for a corresponding understanding, of union, ac- 
tion, belief, benevolence, co operation, support, and 
concurrence on your part, in forming the great con- 
junction, and that you will in good faith, believe and 
co-operate, is all that I can reasonably anticipate, trust 
or hope for. 

Having submitted these remarks on this all-import- 
ant subject to your impartial investigation, I shall com- 
mit our common cause into the hands of the Lord, from 
whose all-seeing eye, nothing can be hid, and whose 
Omnipotence rules and governs the universe! and that 
my prayers to Almighty God, may be so directed and 
applied to the guidance and influence of His Holy 
Spirit, that it may predominate over them, guide and 
direct them, in all their delibertions is my hearty and 
sincere prayers; and may the Lord confirm, strengthen, 
and bless you, in all things appertaining to the magni- 
tude of this all important question, that our God! our 
country! the peace! happiness! and tranquility, of a 
great mass of this commonwealth should be our most 
jealous aim and aspirations, and that God in his most 
infinite wisdom, goodness, and mercy would bless us, 
and would bless us as a nation! andwouldbless our coun- 
try, and would bless our country's fireside, is my ardent 
and sincere prayers to the Lord God of Sabaoth!!!! 

With feelings, friends and fellow citizens, of the 
highest reverence and veneration of love and esteem, J 
am, and shall be, and ever remain your much obliged i 
and public humble servant, 

THOMAS JEFFERSON CADE. ' 

Woodbury, N. J. July 28, A. D. -1836. ' 



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